1 Department of Dermatology, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Medical Faculty, Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
2 Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Medical Faculty, Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(03), 074-080
Received on 24 April 2024 revised on 01 June 2024; accepted on 03 June 2024
Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 vaccines on patients with dyshidrosis.
Methods: The effects of COVID-19 disease and vaccines on dyshidrosis disease were investigated. It was asked whether dyshidrosis occurred or its severity increased after COVID-19 disease or vaccinations. Information was obtained from the patients by phone who came to our dermatology clinic one year before and three years after March 11, 2020. Additionally, atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, food allergies, fungal infection, sun exacerbation, stress, hyperhidrosis, irritating substances/water contact, and smoking were questioned and evaluated whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected these conditions.
Results: 59 patients were involved in the study. 29 of them caught COVID-19 disease. There were not any changes of dyshidrosis in 20 patients who caught COVID-19, exacerbation in 5 patients, and first occurred in 4 patients. 38 patients received the COVID-19 vaccine. There were not any changes of dyshidrosis in 25 patients who received the vaccine, exacerbation in 7 patients, first occurred in 4 patients, and reduction in 2 patients. When patients before and after March 11, 2020 were compared, only smoking was found to be significantly higher during the pandemic among the factors related to dyshidrosis.
Conclusion: COVID-19 disease and vaccines appeared to be among the factors that cause or increase dyshidrosis, but patch tests are required to eliminate allergic contact dermatitis causing dyshidrosis as hand washing and sanitizer use was increased in the pandemic period.
Dyshidrosis; COVID-19 disease; COVID-19 vaccines; Pompholyx; Dyshidrotic dermatitis
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Alper Alyanak, Büşra Çelik Akbalık and Banu Karaca. Effect of COVID-19 disease and vaccines on dyshidrotic dermatitis. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(3), 074-080. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.3.1681